The Hidden Grief I Never Knew

Love does not grieve in one shape.
Some hearts break in the open.
Others break in secret.
Both are still love.

Sometimes, the ones we believe abandoned us are carrying pain so quietly, so heavily, we never see the cost.

As the last light melted into the lake, I whispered into the wind:

“I see it now.
I see you now.”

And in that moment, forgiveness finally found a place to rest.